sec.40Existing applications under former s 7

### sec.40 Existing applications under former s 7 This section applies if— before the commencement, 2 persons applied under former section 7 for registration of their relationship as a civil partnership; and immediately before the commencement, the registrar had not decided the application under former section 9. On and from the commencement, the application is taken to be an application under section 7 for registration of the relationship as a registered relationship. s 40 ins 2012 No. 12 s 24 (sec.40-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the commencement, 2 persons applied under former section 7 for registration of their relationship as a civil partnership; and immediately before the commencement, the registrar had not decided the application under former section 9. (sec.40-ssec.2) On and from the commencement, the application is taken to be an application under section 7 for registration of the relationship as a registered relationship. - (a) before the commencement, 2 persons applied under former section 7 for registration of their relationship as a civil partnership; and - (b) immediately before the commencement, the registrar had not decided the application under former section 9.